Ryan McAllister
Glasgow,United Kingdom
Summary
Dynamic Supervisor with over 11 years of experience in the manufacturing and fabrication sector, driving high-performance teams to exceed operational goals. I have expertise in Lean Six Sigma methodologies, which fosters a culture of continuous improvement and waste reduction, ensuring optimal productivity and quality standards. I have a proven track record in leading diverse teams, enhancing skill sets, and implementing effective communication strategies across multinational environments. I am committed to advancing safety protocols and operational excellence, consistently delivering results that align with organisational objectives, and eager to leverage a robust skill set in fabrication and quality control to contribute to a forward-thinking organisation.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4030
4030
years of post-secondary education
Work history
SUPERVISOR
BAE SYSTEMS
Glasgow
2023.08 - 2026.02
- Supervising Outfit teams of 16-18 operators through the dynamic & challenging T26 programme. Regularly working across disciplines to achieve programme milestones.
- Utilising Green Belt LSS certification methodologies to enhance daily activities.
- While working on key tasks, continuous multidisciplinary integration with Engineering/ME/Safety and Combat teams to ensure the project runs smoothly and all relevant documentation is updated throughout the course of the outfit installs.
- Coordinating regularly with planning teams to uphold consistency on costs, enhancing the overall CAM report for the T26 programme.
- Collaborating with Unleash and Engage specialists to drive SOE standards within teams.
- Optimising a new team into a high-achieving, enthusiastic unit with utilisation of Sustainable Operational Excellence methodologies. This unit achieved recognition as one of the top-performing teams in the area.
- Providing clear leadership and communication across a multinational team involving the following nationalities: Turkish, Polish, South African, Romanian, and Filipino.
- Facilitating collaboration among diverse team members to achieve common objectives.
- Ensuring alignment on goals and expectations through regular updates and feedback sessions.
- Engaging with change and engineering teams, updating work scopes to align with current standards, and adhering to quality expectations by evaluating work outputs.
- Collaborating continuously with SHE teams to enhance safety standards on site, which led to the receipt of a BAE Safety Coin in recognition of this.
- Facilitating weekly reviews of Risk Assessments to maintain relevance and validity, utilising this as a proactive measure to prevent future accidents and increase awareness.
- Engaging with higher management, including ship managers and programme directors, to facilitate goal attainment, as well as working alongside diverse business areas to ensure cohesive progress towards objectives.
- Applying multiple software solutions to improve job performance and efficiency.
- Managing teams to achieve targets through effective leadership and coordination by planning work scope for night and weekend shifts to optimise productivity and overseeing operations across shifts to ensure seamless workflow alignment.
- Strengthening skills development of early careers & operators in teams through focused coaching and mentoring in an environment to help them grow to their full potential.
CHARGEHAND
BAE SYSTEMS
Glasgow
2021.11 - 2023.08
- Constructing work packs for workers after carrying out plan checks on the ship compartments, and checking and ordering out DRL’s to be delivered to the site.
- Working with supervisors to coordinate work for the night and weekend shifts to ensure priority areas are being worked on and carried out efficiently.
- Working on important areas of the Type 26 Frigate, such as the Gas Turbine room / Engine room / Steering Gear, and many other compartments.
FABRICATOR/PLATER/WELDER
BAE SYSTEMS
Glasgow
2021.09 - 2021.11
- Skilled Fabrication, working with carbon Steel, Stainless. Fabrication/Outfitting of the new Naval Vessels.
- Carry out pre-quality control/inspections before the final inspection team signs off on the area.
- Working alongside key stakeholders regularly to achieve an accurate finished product in critical areas of the build process.
FABRICATOR/PLATER/WELDER
DENHOLM ENGINEERING LTD
Aberdeen
2018.11 - 2021.04
- Skilled Fabrication, working with carbon Steel, Stainless, Spring Steel and Aluminum.
- High Skilled Fabrication to Tolerances of +- 0.25mm.
- Carry out Quality Control/Inspection and Pre-Weld Inspection.
- Working on key jobs for various sections, including ROV panels for the subsea sector to the decommissioning platforms used on the vessels to service the oil rigs.
- Additional History Can be provided upon request.
Education
Modern Apprenticeship - Fabrication
Clyde College
GlasgowMechanical Engineering SVQ Level 2 - Manufacturing/ Fabrication
Aberdeen College
AberdeenSkills
- Leadership
- Health and Safety
- Development & Coaching
- Complex Outfit installation T26 Programme
- Diverse Personnel Management
- Multiple Discipline Management
- Green Belt Lean Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- Project Planning & Alignment
- Problem Solving
- Multinational Team Leading
Websites
Languages
French
Beginner
Norwegian
Beginner
References
References available upon request
Hobbies
Rugby, Crossfit, Hiking, Golf
Links
LinkedIn
Timeline
SUPERVISOR
BAE SYSTEMS
2023.08 - 2026.02
CHARGEHAND
BAE SYSTEMS
2021.11 - 2023.08
FABRICATOR/PLATER/WELDER
BAE SYSTEMS
2021.09 - 2021.11
FABRICATOR/PLATER/WELDER
DENHOLM ENGINEERING LTD
2018.11 - 2021.04
Modern Apprenticeship - Fabrication
Clyde College
Mechanical Engineering SVQ Level 2 - Manufacturing/ Fabrication
Aberdeen College